Plot

The series followed Dink, a dinosaur, and his four friends as they explore and dwell in the volcanic landscape of prehistory in a place called Green Meadow. Its outlines fostered positive behaviors such as caring about oneself and others, tolerance, ecology, problem-solving and teamwork.

The second season introduced a weekly segment called "Factasaurus" that taught lessons and fun facts educating children about different dinosaur species.

Tired of fixing his cave, Crusty moves elsewhere. Not finding a new home to his liking, he returns to find Dink and his friends have fixed his old home.

19

"Small Stuff"

November 18, 1989

Two Erythrotherium ruin Dink and his friends' digging efforts to protect their home. Dink compensates them after saving their lives.

20

"Lights Out"

November 18, 1989

Amber gets a crystal rock, which she thinks is magical due to coincidental good events, but when the rock breaks Flapper has his own tricks against Tyrannor.

21

"Mystery Of The Broken Claw"

November 25, 1989

Amber is blamed for destroying a water hole, so she investigates with her friends. They find the hunters did it and manage to thwart a Spinosaurus ambush and restore the water hole.

22

"Encounter At Flatrock"

November 25, 1989

Crusty gets lost trying to find Flatrock. Dink having failed to accompany him, goes off to save him from a shell-eating Segnosaurus.

23

"The Sky Is Falling At Green Meadow"

December 2, 1989

24

"Sea Rescue"

December 2, 1989

Scat is lost from a tsunami. Dink and his friends accompanied by marine creatures locate and rescue Scat amidst a storm.

25

"Raiders Of The Lost Nest"

December 9, 1989

26

"Land Of No Return"

December 9, 1989

Dink and his friends lure Tyrannor into the 'Land of No Return'. Flapper comes to their rescue, then they rescue Tyrannor himself.

Season 2 (1990)

No.

Title

Original air date

27

"Scavengers"

September 15, 1990

28

"Tar Troubles"

September 15, 1990

Against Crusty's advice, Dink interferes with a tar pit and frantically tries to stop it spreading, but end up starting a major fire.

29

"The Honeyfruit Hero"

September 22, 1990

Scat tries to a hero by saving the Compsognathus' Honeyfruit supply from a monster, which turns out to be an Iguanodon instead of mere bugs.

30

"Tall Tale"

September 22, 1990

Crusty tells the story of Trail Blazer, his herd's survival, the battle against the Allosaurus Sharptooth and the formation of Green Meadow many years ago.

31

"Crusty's Reunion"

September 29, 1990

32

"Tale of the Beast"

September 29, 1990

A disfigured Saurolophus is believed to be a menacing beast. Amber whom Beast rescued is able to clear the misunderstanding.

33

"Scat-ter Brained"

October 6, 1990

A close encounter with Tyrannor and a bump on the head, convinces Scat that he is a Tyrannosaurus. Meeting Tyrannor again during a rockfall restores Scat.

34

"Fraidy Scat"

October 6, 1990

Scat's fear of night things makes him sleepy in daytime. He overcomes his fear to rescue his friends trapped under a fallen tree.

35

"The Reluctant Head-Banger"

October 13, 1990

Shyler befriends Nobbie, but his appetite is too big for Dink's lot to handle. However Nobbie rescues them from being buried under a rockfall.

36

"Wrongs of Spring"

October 13, 1990

37

"Overrun"

October 20, 1990

38

"The Last Of Their Kind"

October 20, 1990

Shyler catches a Firebug he calls Glowy. A distressed Supersaurus named Melodi is looking for her mate. Shyler and his friends find and rescue Melodi's mate.

39

"Day Of The Snake"

October 27, 1990

40

"Rivals"

October 27, 1990

41

"Challenge"

November 3, 1990

42

"The Secret"

November 3, 1990

Home video

VHS release

Five years after its television broadcast, Dink, the Little Dinosaur was released on VHS by Turner Home Entertainment on September 14, 1994. Its six volumes are Land Of No Return, Shyler's Friend, The Sky Is Falling, Lights Out, Rivals and Phantom Of The Cave. Each Dink videocassette contains over five episodes from the Hanna-Barbera series. Turner also distributed these videos internationally in different countries such as the United Kingdom through First Independent Films, in Australia through Rainbow Products, and in Germany through Fox Video.

DVD release

Reception

One of very many children's animated series of the 1980s, Dink didn't leave a lasting impression on many viewers. In 2014, listing it among twelve 1980s cartoons that did not deserve remembrance, io9 characterized it as a cartoon "where all the dinosaurs hung out two feet apart from each other in complete peace and friendship except for when they went on waterslides together and abused elderly turtles."[6]

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